A Time For Every Season....

Today, I had many "forget me not moments" as I'm deeming them on my blog. I loved walking into Abby's room tonight with her cup of water and hearing her brother  Gabe praying over her - that was precious! I loved rocking Abby back and forth singing her "Holy, Holy. Holy" but tonight she put her hand over my mouth and exclaimed " I do it!" She sang "Holy Holy Holy over and over again - I guess they are the only words she knows - I love it! Drew told me I was the best mother in the whole world because I bought him a Da Vinci flying replica for him to create with. Gabe called his Daddy and jumped up and down on the phone - so proud that he finished the first Explode the Code book! He is so proud of himself for accomplishing this goal. The Big Dig started today - I finally found a Bible devotional book that I love! We have finished the ABC Bible verses (though Abby will still get a turn now just the  two of us!) and the Big Truths for Li...

Life is a conundrum of ups and downs, the last few years have had many. Its interesting to sit and blog about our life, I want my kids to remember the fun, exciting and routines of our daily life, but there is also the reality that we struggle, others struggle in this life. There is a lot of suffering in our world today and its hard for me to dream of raising my children and preparing them for such a world. I was telling John that it makes me want to "run for shelter in the mountains" like the remnant will do in the Great Tribulation. I've spent the last 18 months studying the book of Revelation Precept by Precept and I tell you what - "it aint pretty!"  What do I do with that as a mother, prepare, hide, protect, shelter, cry? There are things going on in the darkness that  I couldn't even blog about or talk to my husband about. Just yesterday a friend posted a vimeo video on the man now on trial for literally delivering live babies and then killing them ...

What a sweet Easter we had! My mother baked us the most wonderful meal, we celebrated a Risen Lord with fellow believers at church, sang great worship songs, and then my mom planned an egg hunt for the kids. I love my family! The kids were so excited. We managed a quick trip to the park after church for a photo session - thankfully I still remembered how to use the time delay and we got a few family photos.

School is winding down for Drew - his curriculum is almost done and his part time school is over in just 5 weeks. I have learned some much from ACA this year, it was a lot of work but I've seen Drew grow in so many areas. He is finally writing and spelling and enjoying art without being prompted. The other morning he said he wanted to write his Grandma a thank you note - its a small thing for most, but for this momma  that was huge. He spelled everything himself in legible print with spaces - wow! I have been so impressed with the material and information Drew has learned, this next year we will imitate much of what ACA taught us about time management and organization and curriculum. Gabe started Kindergarten in January - at home - and is coming along! He is much more disciplined so his school work is complete in less than two hours. We are working a lot on his handwriting and reading - which is coming along so much quicker than I though. I know your not suppose to compare chil...